Kelly Geary is a chef who incorporates her wide ranging curiosity and passion for beauty and deliciousness into everything she does. After working in restaurant kitchens she started Sweet Deliverance as a CSA-based delivery service. What does that mean? Well, she signs you up for a CSA share, then takes care of all the rest. Geary picks up, then prepares your weekly share, making a menu that is both healthy and fun to eat. She has also co-written Tart & Sweet, a book about jam and other preserves and produces award-winning Sweet Deliverance jams. This holiday season she has curated a few awesome gift baskets that are perfect for those hard-to-buy for folks, far away family or anyone really, who loves to cook and eat. She’s offering free shipping for BB readers, just order via info@sweetdeliverancenyc.com or by calling 347-415-2994.Sweet Deliverance Deluxe Gift Box $75
This gift box is packed full of great stuff to eat, read and cook with. You get a handcrafted black walnut cutting board with leather cord; a Sweet Deliverance 2013 cookbook (more on that below); an award-winning Sweet Deliverance jam; a Sweet Deliverance chutney or savory jam; a package of organic fennel taralli, possible the world’s most addictive snack food; spiced, candied organic nuts; a saucisson sec from Underground Meats in Madison, WI; a wedge of Uplands Cheese Pleasant Ridge; Celtic Grey Finishing Salt; and a handmade gift card addressed to your recipient.

The Sweet Deliverance 2013 Cookbook, $13
This cookbook is full of Kelly’s favorite recipes and tips. Her pies are beyond amazing and she shares her killer pie dough recipe here, as well as recipes for preserved lemons, candied kumquats, negronis and snacks of all kinds. It’s hand drawn, letterpressed and hand stitched, and each one is numbered, one of 500. It’s sure to become one of your kitchen staples.

Black Walnut Cutting Board, $13
This 6’x8′ cutting board is handmade from black walnut, with a leather cord for ease of storage. It’s ideal for small kitchens, or for snack display. Heap that baby up with a wedge of cheese, a Sweet Deliverance chutney and some candied nuts and you’ve got the classiest appetizer plate in town.